Exploring Variability in Compound Tensification in Seoul Korean.

ABSTRACT: In Korean noun-noun compounds, the lenis onset consonant in the second noun is often realized as a tense consonant. Although extensive work has been carried out to clarify its causes and relevant phonological processes, this tensification is deemed not entirely predictable. This paper presents a speech production experiment that confirms the existing findings that the variability in tensification is predictable to a certain extent. The experimental results also showed that the relationship between the predictors and the variability is not linear and that tensification mirrors the cognitively determined boundary strength. Native Korean speakers calibrate the boundary strength by incorporating complex information, such as the word's length, segment type, frequency, and plausibility of the co

SUBMITTER: Jeon HS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9975896 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature